The estimation of the mean glandular dose to the breast (MGD) for x-ray based imaging
modalities forms an essential part of quality control and is needed for risk estimation and for …

X‐ray mammography of the compressed breast is well recognized as the “gold standard” for
early detection of breast cancer, but its performance is not ideal. One limitation of screening …

The charge of Task Group 186 (TG‐186) is to provide guidance for early adopters of model‐
based dose calculation algorithms (MBDCAs) for brachytherapy (BT) dose calculations to …

Purpose: To report the design and imaging methodology of a photoacoustic scanner
dedicated to imaging hemoglobin distribution throughout a human breast. Methods: The …

Background A multicenter, prospective, blinded study was performed to test the feasibility of
using a handheld optical imaging probe for the intraoperative assessment of final surgical …

Breast phantoms are a fundamental asset both in routine quality assurance programs and
for comparing scanner performance in 2D and 3D x-ray breast imaging. They also play an …

Anthropomorphic breast phantoms are both, computational and physical, anatomically and
radiologically realistic models of the human female breast, and are considered an excellent …

Ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) is an emerging imaging modality for breast
imaging that can produce quantitative images that depict the acoustic properties of tissues …

The functional capacity of organisms declines in the process of aging. In the case of breast
tissue, abnormal mammary gland development can lead to dysfunction in milk secretion, a …

We present the Twente Photoacoustic Mammoscope 2, a photoacoustic breast imaging
system employing a tomographic configuration. It images one breast pendant inside an …